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Otaku108

  • Austin, TX. USA
  • Joined Oct 3, 2007
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Kimi ni Todoke - From Me To You

Dec 19, 2018

I was hopeful and optomistic that an old favorite aged well over the nearly 10 years since I saw it the first time. Sadly this one managed to irk me on several points. For the record this is a review of both seasons and not just the first. Story: If I had to describe the main feeling I felt watching this show it would be frustration. Misunderstandings on parade, he misunderstands her, she to him, they to them... it's kind of a never ending layered onion of misunderstandings. All wrapped up in this super slow plot that seems to drag one episode into the other, I found that there was very little in... See full review

6/10 story
8/10 animation
7/10 sound
5/10 characters
6/10 overall

Kurenai

Sep 14, 2011

A show that would probably appeal to most ultimately served to piss me off at every turn. Story: On the surface I can say that the story and plot here are actually quite good, I had a little trouble at the start following what was going on due to just how much information they bombard you with but in the end it wasn't difficult. They had a few points where they go off on a tangent which seemingly has absolutely nothing to do with the main story but that's not exactly a new thing for anime in general, still it felt extremely out of place here. Animation: I had points where I thought the artwork was... See full review

6/10 story
6/10 animation
7/10 sound
4/10 characters
3/10 overall